Surcouf (F711) is a La Fayette-class frigate of the French Navy. Construction began at Lorient Naval Dockyard on 6 July 1992, launched 3 July 1993, and...
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career) a floatplane. Surcouf served in the French Navy and, later, the Free French Naval Forces during the Second World War. Surcouf disappeared during...
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Furtive) is a class of general purpose frigates built by DCNS in the 1980s and 1990s, operated by the French Navy and three other navies. Derivatives...
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Robert Surcouf (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ syʁkuf]; 12 December 1773 – 8 July 1827) was a French privateer, businessman and slave trader who operated...
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cruiser Surcouf (1889), a cruiser French submarine Surcouf (1929), a submarine cruiser French destroyer Surcouf (1953), a T 47-class destroyer French frigate Surcouf...
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Guépratte is a general purpose La Fayette-class frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second French vessel named after the 19–20th century admiral...
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Surcouf was a T 47-class destroyer of the French Navy. She was the fourth French ship named in honour of privateer and slave trader Robert Surcouf. Laid...
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This is a list of frigates in service with the French Navy as of 2024: The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer" but rather classifies these vessels...
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experimental platform) La Fayette-class frigate – French general purpose stealth frigates (1996) Formidable-class frigate – Frigate class of the Republic of Singapore...
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Alsace (D656) is an Aquitaine-class frigate of the French Navy developed through the FREMM multipurpose frigate program. She is the first of two air-defence...
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Piémontaise was a 40-gun Consolante-class frigate of the French Navy. She served as a commerce raider in the Indian Ocean until her capture in March 1808...
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Operation Atalanta (category Articles containing French-language text)
Fayette-class frigate La Fayette (F710), France La Fayette-class frigate Surcouf (F711), France Tourville-class frigate De Grasse (D612) Floréal-class frigate Floréal...
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FREDA air defence frigates in 2021–2022.[citation needed] Fire team of Cassard Frigate Cassard Jean Bart beside the frigates Surcouf and Courbet List of...
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war, joining the frigates Alsace and Surcouf which were also deployed to the region. In 2024, Tonnerre, accompanied by the frigate Guépratte, was tasked...
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turret on La Motte-Picquet The modèle 100 TR of the La Fayette-class frigate Surcouf 100 mm shell, model 1957 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun: contemporary standard...
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Disappearance Of The French WW2 Submarine Surcouf". WAR HISTORY ONLINE. Retrieved 2021-05-29. "French submarine Narval. The French Navy has operated four...
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Auvergne (Aquitaine class) Illustration: Defence and intervention frigate (FDI) class Surcouf (La Fayette class) Germinal (Floréal class) L'Astrolabe D'Entrecasteaux...
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April 2017, the French frigate Surcouf seized 400 kg (880 lb) of heroin from two dhows. In May 2017, HMS Monmouth, a Type 23 British frigate, stopped and...
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submarine in the world, Surcouf, which had sought refuge in Portsmouth in June 1940 following the German invasion of France, resisted the British operation...
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for four months on board the French frigate Surcouf, the first extended deployment of a British helicopter on a French warship. The squadron currently...
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T 47-class destroyer (category CS1 French-language sources (fr))
The T 47 class or Surcouf class were the first destroyers built for the French Navy after the Second World War. Twelve ships were built between 1955 and...
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warships included the American destroyer USS Russell, the French frigate Surcouf, the British frigate Montrose, and four other coalition ships conducted air...
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Wars. From then on, the French Navy was limited to frigate actions and privateers such as Robert Surcouf. This started the French tendency to prefer large...
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Sémillante (French: "Shiny" or "Sparkling") was a 32-gun frigate of the French Navy and the lead ship of her class. She was involved in a number of multi-vessel...
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traditionally used by the French Navy. However, in the 1970s, the designation of escorteur ceased to be used and was replaced with that of frigate, destroyer, aviso...
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The Sémillante class was a type of 12-pounder, 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Pierre-Joseph Pénétreau. Sémillante Builder: Lorient Ordered:...
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The French Navy (French: Marine nationale, pronounced [maʁin nɑsjɔnal], lit. 'National Navy'), informally La Royale (French pronunciation: [la ʁwajal]...
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Ambroise Louis Garneray (category 19th-century French painters)
February 1783 – 11 September 1857) was a French corsair, painter and writer. He served under Robert Surcouf and Jean-Marie Dutertre, and was held as prisoner-of-war...
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Riyadh (812) is an Al Riyadh-class frigate of the Royal Saudi Navy. Al Riyadh is an expanded anti-air version of the French La Fayette class, displacing about...
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privateer corvette, launched in 1807, and designed by Robert Surcouf for commerce raiding. The French Navy later requisitioned her and renamed her Iéna, after...
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